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Mitsuye Endo was an American-born Californian of Japanese descent who was living and working in Sacramento in May 1942, when General De Witt issued Exclusion Order No. 52, which ordered the evacuation of "all persons of Japanese ancestry, both alien and non-alien" from the city. | |||
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Ex Parte Mitsuye Endo, 323 U.S. 283 (1944), was the last of four United States Supreme Court cases dealing with the Japanese Internment during World War II. In contrast to the others, the Court ruled against the internment measure that was challenged in this case -- an especially ironic outcome insofar as the decision was rendered on the same day as the Korematsu v. United States ruling, which upheld a Japanese exclusion order.
Facts of the case
Mitsuye Endo was an American-born Californian of Japanese descent who was living and working in Sacramento in May 1942, when General De Witt issued Exclusion Order No. 52, which ordered the evacuation of "all persons of Japanese ancestry, both alien and non-alien" from the city.
Ruling
On December 18, 1944, the Court offered its unanimous ruling in favor of Endo.
Opinion of the Court
Justice William O. Douglas wrote the opinion of the Court.
Concurring opinions
Separate concurring opinions were filed by Justices Frank Murphy and Owen Roberts.